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Cagliari, founded by the Phoenicians and called Karali or Karales, is now the capital of the autonomous region of Sardinia. It has a university, an archaeological museum and a historical centre of particular beauty.
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One of the main gates of the medieval city of Cagliari, the Torre dell‘Elefante. The city is called Casteddu (castle) by the Sardinians, while the official name, Cagliari, is derived from the latin Carales which was derived from the Phoenician and Punic Karali. The medieval towncentre is built on a hill and fortified with walls and gates like the one in the photograph.
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The gate of Cagliari, Torre dell‘Elefante.
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The large wooden gate that could be lowered to close the gateway. Torre dell‘Elefante
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The back of the tower is open with stairs leading to platforms. Note the wooden beams used. Torre dell‘Elefante
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Saint Mary‘s cathedral at Cagliari is richly decorated in marble. A view of the crypt partly cut out of the rock on which Cagliari has been built.
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The crypt of Saint Mary‘s Cathedral at Cagliari.
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Saint Mary‘s Cathdral presbytery and the stairs with the carved lions.
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A lion hovering over a human figure and a dog inbetween. Part of the presbytery of the cathedral.
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The Torre San Pancrazio near the Cittadel of the museums.
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Cagliari houses the most important archeological museum of Sardinia. This is the old building of the museum in the historical centre of the town.
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One of the characteristical roads in the old centre of Cagliari.
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Bastione S. Remy in Cagliari.
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A view of the lower city, eastwards from Bastione S. Remy.
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The roman amphitheatre of Cagliari is partly cut out of the hillside, near the old town centre. It is still used for concerts.
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In the rocky underground of Cagliari tunnels, caves and even a church have been cut out. This particular cave is below a church.
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The galleries under Cagliari served also as hiding place in times of war.
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An entrance to the underground network of Cagliari. This entrance can be found in the botanical gardens of Cagliari, near the roman amphitheatre.
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